DumbMonit
IntegrationsNetwork and firewalls
Monitor MikroTik RouterOS with DumbMonit
RouterOS and RouterBOOT versions behind, CPU, memory, temperatures, fans and power supplies, and errors and link losses on every interface.
DocumentationOfficial website: MikroTik
Product descriptions are in English, as in the product. The page labels follow your language.
What DumbMonit watches
Routers and switches running RouterOS 7: whether RouterOS and the RouterBOOT firmware have fallen behind, CPU, memory and storage, temperatures, fans and power supplies, and the state, traffic, errors and link losses of every interface. DumbMonit reads the REST API that RouterOS 7 serves under /rest, with a user in a group that can only read. It sends GET requests and nothing else.
Typical use. Router or switch: versions and firmware behind, CPU, memory, sensors, interface errors
Examples
- hAP
- RB5009
- CCR
- CRS switch
- Cloud Hosted Router
How it connects
What you need
- Read-only userThe dumbmonit user created above, in the dumbmonit-read group. Sent as HTTP basic authentication.
Network ports to open
443/TCPREST API (HTTPS, default)80/TCPOnly with the HTTP protocol option
Setup steps: Create a read-only user on the router
WinBox or WebFig → System → Users → Groups → Add: name the group as follows and tick only the policies listed below.
dumbmonit-readSystem → Users → Add: create the user dumbmonit in that group, with a long random password.
dumbmonitIP → Services: enable www-ssl and pick a certificate (create one under System → Certificates).
Optional, to hear about new RouterOS versions: System → Scheduler → Add, interval 1d, start time startup, with this On Event script.
/system package update check-for-updates onceIn DumbMonit, enter the router's address (192.168.88.1) with that user name and password.
Heads-up. RouterOS 7.1 or later is required (RouterOS 6 has no REST API); with a self-signed certificate, tick "Accept an unverifiable certificate" in the options.